Record-filing device



Jan. 9, 1923.

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w. A. RINGLER. RECORD FILING DEVICE.v

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

FILED MAY 22, 1922- ATTORNEY.

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Jan. 9, 1923.

IILISSS. W. A. RINGLER,

RECORD FILING DEVICE.

FILED MAY 22, |922. a sHLErs-snzn 2.

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' W, A. RINGLER.

RECORD mms DEVICE.

L f7 ATTORNEYS.

, WILLIAIVE A. RING-LER,

' i 'WERNICKE C.,F CNCINATI, GEIQ,

YPatente-tl dan; 9, lQZ.

unirse OF PHILADELPHIA, PENIlS'r'fifANlL/, ASSIGNR TO GLOBE aoor-resection or onto.

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applica-tion ined May sa,

rvertical tiling of articles of any desired character such as, foryexample, photograph plates and similar articles.

lt further comprehends a novel record tiling device wherein the articlesare ,tiled in pockets which can be readily assembled and..

interchanged as may be desired and wherein each pocket is constructed`in a novel manner and coopera-tes in a novel manner with an adjacentpocket.

lt l'urther comprehends a novel liling device wherein individual articlesupports are interlocled, the `lirst and last ot such supports beingadapted to be interloclred `with relation to stationary devices.

lt further comprehends a novel construetion and arrangement of p articlesupport having` one edge provided with a laterally extending`reinforcement having guide engaging means and wherein a 'Hap is providedto interlock with the wall ot an adjacent pocket.

Other novel :lieatnres ot construction' and advantage willluf/reii'ia'ty r more clearly appear in the detailed description.

.For the purpose ot illustrating my invention, l have shown in theaceonipanyii j; drawings typical embodiments thereof which are atpresent `preferred by me, since these embodiments will be found inpractice to give'satislfactory and reliable results. lt is, however, tobe understood that the various instrumentalities of 'which iny inventionconsists can be variously arranged and organized and that my' inventionis not limited to the precise arrangement and organization oi" theseyinstrunientalities as herein shown and described. y lligure l representsa longitudinal section ot' a record filingrdevice, embodying my in-`vention. f y

Figure il represents a section at right angies to that seen in Figure l.

coresponding parts.

i922. sei-iai no. 562,625.

Figure S represents, in front elevation, an

article support, embodying my invention.

Figure the article support seen `in Figure 4 Figure represents a planview et a blank employed.`

Figure titvipning rigure inforcing Figure lied form Figure 9 representsa blank seen in Figure 6 in finished condition.

member employed.

7 represents a plan view ont a restrip employed. 8 represents a planview oi a modi- Figure l0 represents a "reinforcing Iblank employed inconnection with Figure 9.

Figure 1l represents, in perspective, a

supportino` member employed.

Figure i2 representsin perspective, anotl er type oil reinforcing`member which may be employed. I

rSimilar numerals of reference indica-te here ring to the drawings,- l`designates a cabinet oi any desired type,` which is provided with adrawer 2 to which isv lined a 'itront door 3 having a hinged portion el.rllhis hinged spring` pressedcatch 5 which secures it in position. Theside walls ofthe drawer 2 vare provided with the guides 6 which arepreterably ot angular formation havingl their lower portions secured inany desired manner to the sides of the drawer 2 near the `top thereof.

'T desionates article supports which, vas seen in lugares 25,4-, 5, (3and l', are 4lorined :troni blanks, the outer wall ot the articlesupport being` formed tromthe blank 8, see .Figure The blank 8 consistsota rectangular shaped strip orl material having; its sidescentrallythereof cut ont,` as indicated` at 9, and one side isprovided with the(iliverging weakened line `l0 forming triangular shaped `toldable `flapsil. The blank 8 near one end is provided with `the wealrened linel andnear the opposite end it is provided with the `weakened line "i537`these lines being preferably parallel with `each other. s `i vlll.designates a is provided with vpartitioning strip which the diver-ging`weakened linel thereby forming' the to'ldable flap f1.6 and l? de ingcentrally ates av ii'l-xiniorcinp,- strip havhereot the weakened line18.

l represents a rear elevation ot' 6 represents a plan view oll a parofblank which may be employed.

portion 4 is provided with a' ion Maneras its proper pocket. The indexstrips are also adapted to carry the data indicative of the oppositeside oit the record in case double taced records are to be tiled. i

`Special atti-intion isdirected to the fact that in accordance with mypresent invention the article or record supports are supported only attheir upper ends on the side rails and at their bottoms are unsupportedso that they can be slid along the rail and the article supports removedor others inserted and as the pockets are flexible the system isexpansible so that the articles, such as, ior example, records orplates, can

be readily removed from or inserted into place. '.llhere is therefore nodanger of breaking the records when dropping; them into their pocketssince they ivill strike the bottoms ol the pockets which do not comeinto Contact with anything.

The article supports are enpansible to receive articles of di'lierentthicknesses since they are connected only by the liaps and are made o1"flexible sheet material. lt ivill be apparent that each article supportwhen assembled has its outer Wall uniformly supported at its top edgesince the strip i9 will support one ivall while the Hap Q6 which extendsover the article supporting` bar 19 of vthe next adjacent pocket willuniformly support the outer Wall of the article support.

It will be apparent that when all ot the article supports are assembleda series oit eX- pansible pockets are provided so that there are nospaces between the pockets as the llaps ot one article support interlockwith the juxtaposed flap ot an adjacent article support. It will thus beseen that when an article is inserted it will always drop into a pocketand there no chance for it to tall doivn between the pockets as thearticle supports interlocl; With each other.

lVhile in the draivina's l have preferred to show an article receivingysupport with one pocket and also one 'with tivo poel-:ets formed by apartition or diaphragm u'all, it will be apparent that the number otpockets in a single article support can be increased in number asdesired by the simple insertion ot the desired number ot partitions ordivision vvalls.

lt will now be apparent that l have devised a neiv and use't'ul recordfiling` device which embodies the tea-tures or" advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement oit the invention and the above description,and While l have, in the present instance, shown and describedembodiments thereof` which will ,cire in practice satis'tactory andreliable results, it is to be understood that these embodiments aresusceptible oit modiiicm tion in various particulars without departingqtroni the spirit or scope ot the invention or sacrificing any ot itsadvantag. s. Having; thus described my in i e ntion, ivli at ableWithout affection' the interlocldnwoi3 if ,b1

the other pockets.

2. ln a record filing system, guides suitably supported, and a series otarticle supports carried only by said guides and 'freely slidablethereon, each article sujiport hai/'ingl a flap on one outer Wall tointerlock 'with the outer Wall ot a juxtaposed article support to tornia series ot expansible pockets@ 3. lin ya record Filing system, guidessuitably supported and members, one oi" which is provided with a. flap,a. series ot article supports carried only by said guides and freelyslidable thereon, said flap being adapted to be iolded over a Wall ofthe iirst article support, the other of said article supports eachhaving alla-p to interlock with a Wall oi' a. juxtaposed articlesupport, and the last article support having its flap adapted tointerlock with the member juxtaposed thereto.

il. A record tiling system, comprising guides suitably supported, aseries oit article supports each havingone outer Wall provided ivith aflap and another ivall provided with. a laterally extending; striparound which another outer Wall is secured, said strip having means toengage said guides and the fla-p otl each pocket being adapted to besupported by the laterally extending strip oit an adjacent pocket.

5. A record tiling system, comprising` guides suitably supported, aseries ot'article supports each having one outer Wall provided ivith ailap and another wall provided ivith a lateralliT extending` striparound whicn another outer Wall is secured, sz'd strip having means toengage said guides and the liap oft each pocket lbeing` adapted to besupported by the laterally eX- tending strip oif an adjacent pocket, andpartitioning means dividing each support into a plurality of pockets.

G. A record tiling system, comprising guides suitably supported, aseries of article supports each having' one outer Wall provided with aflap and another Wall provided with a laterally extendingV strip aroundwhich another' outer ivall is secured, said strip haring means to engagesaid guides and the iiapot each pocket being adapted to lll) 7. Anarticle supportv formed from a blank of iiexible material folded uponitself and havin@` one Wall provided with a flap, he upper outer edge ofcherother Wall being folded around a .leeraily extending strip andsecured 'ilo suoli Wall, said strip having its free ends extendingbeyond the sides of the support and provided with recesses adapted toreceive means to support the eriele support.

n f. t L v l 8. fi reeord nling sysrem, comprising a se-` ries ofleriele suppers each having one omer Well provided with a downwardlydeieeed flap to interlock Wih the juxtaposed i outer wa i of an adjacentouter support to Vorm series oertielereeeiving pockets.

5L n arecord filing system, a series of arfuiole supports each having adownwardly deflected flap on one outer Wall to interlock Withthe outerWall of'a juxtaposed article Jdie other of said members being adapted cooverlap the adjacent Wall of a juxtaposed article support.

WlfiLiiiM A. BINGLER. Viitnesses:

H. S. FAIREANKS, C. D. MOVAY.

